1 injured when car crashes into fence, phone pole in Spring Garden

Madasyn Czebiniak
Friday, June 14, 2019 5:12 a.m. | Friday, June 14, 2019 5:12 a.m.

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One person was injured in a bad crash in front of Spring Garden Elementary School on Friday, June 14, 2019.

A man was seriously injured when his car struck a fence and wooden phone pole in Spring Garden early Friday morning.

The crash happened around 2:40 a.m. on the 1600 block of Spring Garden Avenue.

When firefighters, paramedics and police arrived, they found a heavily damaged car that had struck a fence and wooden phone pole, said Chris Togneri, public safety spokesman. The driver, the only person in the car, , was trapped inside.

Emergency workersremoved the man from the car and gave him CPR. He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition.

The crash is under investigation.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported the incident was in Troy Hill.